Following our brief annual meeting, Kevin Comtois
will review the history and musical culture of New
Orleans, the birth of a new music called Jazz, the
many colorful creators of this music, and its
evolution to Swing and Big Band music. Using recorded
music, film clips, and still images, the presentation
will examine how the politics and social conditions
of late 19th-century New Orleans were integral in the
creation of a whole new musical culture, and how that
culture spread throughout the United States.

On Saturday, June 3 and Sunday, June 4, 2017, we will
hold our annual spring book sale. Thousands of books
will be for sale in the Library's Community Room. On
Saturday, hard-cover and trade paperbacks are priced
at $1.00 and mass-market paperbacks are 50 cents
each. Sunday is Bargain Day; all items are half-price
and a brown bag is $8.00. In addition,
individually-priced books in the Friends' Book Shop
will be half-price on both Saturday and Sunday.

Join Ken Warchol for this narrated visual
presentation. You will travel right inside a beehive
to better understand this mysterious social insect
and the role that it plays in our lives. Learn about
the challenges honeybees face in our environment and
find out how we can help this insect that is
essential to our own survival. Ken will bring samples
of a variety of honeys for everyone to taste

Two Old Friends, Jim Prendergast and Emery Hutchins,
are musicians who play and sing a unique combination
of Celtic and American country music, and in their
performances seek to show the connection between the
two genres.

On Saturday, January 28 and Sunday, January 29, 2017,
we will hold our annual winter book sale. Thousands
of books will be for sale in the Library's Community
Room. On Saturday, hard-cover and trade paperbacks
are priced at $1.00 and mass-market paperbacks are 50
cents each. Sunday is Bargain Day; all items are
half-price and a brown bag is $8.00. In addition,
individually-priced books in the Friends' Book Shop
will be half-price on both Saturday and Sunday.

Join Danielle Beaudette, owner of The Cozy Tea Cart, as she discusses
her travel experiences in the tropical tea lands of Sri Lanka and
India. In this presentation, you will learn about the tea leaf from
harvest to production, as well as the amazing people who cultivate
the leaf. Included are Danielle's personal experiences with the
growers and people of these countries, as well as picturesque views
of their landscape. Throughout the presentation you will have the
opportunity to sip teas harvested directly from these tea estates.

The Friends will hold a one-day book sale on Saturday,
December 3 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Library’s
Community Room. A variety of categories, including
children's, will be offered in the Community Room. Prices
there will be trade paperbacks and hard covers at $1, and
mass market paperbacks at 50¢. In addition,
individually-priced books and materials in the Friends' Book
Shop area will be half-price all day on Saturday.

Join Jeff Belanger for a multimedia lecture, Q&A,
and book signing. A Creepy Christmas offers a look
into the monsters and traditions that make this
festive holiday…a little dark. Hear the
stories and legends that might leave you sleeping
with one eye open.
Please note: this program is NOT suitable for young children.

From sports to politics, food to finance, aviation to
engineering, to bitter disputes over simple
boundaries, New England's feuds have peppered the
region's life for centuries. They've been raw and
rowdy, sometimes high minded and humorous, and in a
place renowned for its deep sense of history, often
long-running and legendary. There are even some that
will undoubtedly outlast the region's ancient low
stonewalls. Author Ted Reinstein is best known in New
England as a journalist and reporter for
Chronicle, Boston's celebrated (and America's
longest-running, locally-produced) TV news-magazine.

On Saturday, October 1 and Sunday, October 2, 2016,
we will hold our 44th annual fall book sale.
Thousands of books will be for sale in the Library's
Community Room. On Saturday, hard-cover books and
trade paperbacks are priced at $1.00 and mass-market
paperbacks are 50 cents each. Sunday is Bargain Day;
all items are half-price and a brown bag is $8.00. In
addition, individually-priced books in the Friends' Book Shop
will be half-price on both Saturday and Sunday.

The Library's old light post banners will be auctioned off on
Saturday, October 1. You may bid to have one of the 26 banners for
your very own. There are two locations to enter a bid: visit the
Library Foundation of Needham's table at the Harvest Fair on the Town
Common, or visit the Library during the Saturday hours of the
Friends' book sale. All proceeds will go toward the Library's digital
e-book collection.